: Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:26 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

One of the things I found strange was him admitting that Wire had not had enough pre-season games.

Surely it was his decision not to play senior players v Wigan, and not to have at least one more friendly.

A fact that couldn't be more true. We even had a game against Salford arranged until Hull KR took our place.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:20 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

One of the things I found strange was him admitting that Wire had not had enough pre-season games.

Surely it was his decision not to play senior players v Wigan, and not to have at least one more friendly.

He did also say that it was his fault.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:39 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

One of the things I found strange was him admitting that Wire had not had enough pre-season games.

Surely it was his decision not to play senior players v Wigan, and not to have at least one more friendly.

He said a couple of weeks back in an interview that he would have liked one more friendly but there had been a cock-up.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:05 pm  

Dave T wrote:

He said a couple of weeks back in an interview that he would have liked one more friendly but there had been a cock-up.

There was one apparently with Salford IIRC that was cancelled or never happened.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:18 pm  

Rugbychick™ wrote:

He's just keeping Tony Smith's seat warm

The world cup certainly demonstrated to us all what an exciting prospect that is.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:19 pm  

just_browny wrote:

The world cup certainly demonstrated to us all what an exciting prospect that is.

Domestic rugby and international rugby are two different things.

Noble and Smith were both top notch club coaches, but crap international coaches.

Re: response from jimmy lowes : Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:55 pm  

bose501122 wrote:

on sky jimmy said we made to many mistakes and don't write us off yet, but was we not making these mistakes latter end of last season.

Too many mistakes does not excuse 26 unanswered points in 30 ish minutes. Thats a fundamental issue not just players being clumbsy.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:58 pm  

whats clumbsy?

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:06 pm  

just_browny wrote:

The world cup certainly demonstrated to us all what an exciting prospect that is.

Give over. Turned the game's perennial underachievers into a 2 time Championship winning side in 4 years. He meets the criteria required at Warrington.

Response from Jimmy Lowes : Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:24 pm  

RugbyChick wrote "He's just keeping Tony Smith's seat warm"

Don't you mean Ellery's ?